Analyses of Two Aspects of Study Design for Bioassessment With Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Single Versus Multiple Habitat Sampling and Taxonomic Identification Level

Bioassessment is the concept of evaluating the ecological condition of habitats by surveying the resident assemblages of living organisms. Conducting bioassessment with benthic macroinvertebrates is still evolving and continues to be refined. There are strongly divided opinions about study design, s...

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Main Author: Hiner, Stephen W.
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9716
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01282003-075142